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– Lat/Long: 39.15° N 106.17° W

Ptarmigan Peak
Weather Forecast, United States

Issued: 11 am Sat 16 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat morning, min -9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the W by Mon afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed afternoon, min -8°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Tue morning, light winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
some clouds
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
km/h
20
WSW
30
SW
35
SW
45
SW
55
SW
35
SSW
25
SSW
20
W
35
WSW
40
WSW
50
WSW
25
SW
25
W
30
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
30
WSW
15
SW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
5
1
1
0.2
max °C
3
3
0
-1
-1
-3
-7
-3
-6
-3
-1
-6
-1
1
-3
-2
-2
-6
min °C
1
3
-5
-2
-1
-7
-8
-5
-9
-5
-2
-8
-4
0
-7
-3
-2
-7
-4
-2
-13
-11
-10
-16
-16
-11
-19
-14
-10
-16
-11
-6
-14
-9
-9
-13
4300
4550
4100
3950
4100
3600
3150
3500
2700
3300
4100
3050
3600
4300
3500
3750
3950
3150
Cloud base (m)
5300
5650
5350
4350
5650
5050
3450
4350
3450
3900
5100
3450
4550
5500
9250
5950
3450
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Sunrise
5:50
5:50
5:48
5:48
5:47
5:47
Sunset
8:10
8:12
8:13
8:14
8:15
8:15

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Ptarmigan Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ptarmigan Peak is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat morning, min -9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the W by Mon afternoon).

Ptarmigan Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed afternoon, min -8°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Tue morning, light winds from the WSW by Thu night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Ptarmigan Peak at the specific elevation of 4188 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Ptarmigan Peak. To see the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider overview of the weather, consult the Weather Map of Colorado.

Live conditions reported by 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
lightning 11km E of Leadville
7 km N
3835m alt.
1 hour ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
Leadville Airport
15 km WNW
2993m alt.
2 hours ago
14° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 220).
16 km
Low: broken
35 km ENE
2970m alt.
1 hour ago
17° C
Dry
6
Light winds from the SSE
(6 kph at 152).
26
35 km S
2398m alt.
29 minutes ago
26° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 80).
13
36 km E
2839m alt.
57 minutes ago
16° C
Dry
18
Light winds from the SW
(18 kph at 217).
32
Buena Vista Airport
37 km S
2422m alt.
2 hours ago
24° C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (15 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
16 km
38 km SE
2811m alt.
42 minutes ago
18° C
Dry
8
Light winds from the W
(8 kph at 259).
24
lightning 16km E of Breckenridge
39 km NE
3035m alt.
42 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
Cottonwood Pass (CO)
43 km S
3211m alt.
2 hours ago
18° C
clear
Clear
26
Moderate winds from the S.(Wind varies from 150 to 220 degs)
(26 kph at 180).
16 km
44 km NNE
2845m alt.
42 minutes ago
15° C
Dry
16
Light winds from the S
(16 kph at 184).
55

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones.